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5 Tips For Starting a Blog

August 26, 2023 By Jessie

Many people want to start a blog because they have a friend that does it who was able to make some money off of one, or perhaps they just want a creative outlet in order to express their thoughts and experiences.

Whatever your motivation is for wanting to start a blog it’s important to know the best way to get started in order to make sure that you have the best experience possible. In order to make sure that you have the best experience possible. Here are some of the best tips for getting started on creating a blog. [Read more…]

Originally posted on April 23, 2021 @ 6:31 am

Filed Under: Blogging, Blogging Tips, Getting Started Tagged With: be consistent with your content, Blogging Tips, find your voice, how to get started in blogging, post regularly

3 Tips for Quickly Getting Your Blog Up and Running

August 26, 2023 By Jessie

Owning and operating a blog can be a great way to have a creative outlet, spread the word about something you’re passionate about, bring in a little extra cash, and a lot more. For a lot of people, getting into a venture of this nature takes a lot of planning and preparation. But for some, the idea of starting a blog is just too tempting that there’s not really time for too much planning and preparing. If this sounds like you, here are three things you’re going to want to make sure you have in place for a quick and easy set up of a successful blog without having to plan for months or take out a business loan. [Read more…]

Originally posted on January 25, 2017 @ 12:31 am

Filed Under: Blogging, Blogging Tips, Getting Started Tagged With: get found on the web, how to get your blog up and running, use the right platform, WordPress platform

25 Quick and Essential SEO Tips for Bloggers

August 26, 2023 By dave

The basics: building your SEO strategy

  • Make sure you actually have a strategy, rather than a vague idea.

  • The most important component in any SEO strategy is providing high-quality content that’s readable, informative, and shareable.

  • When choosing your keywords for posts or overall blogs, think user intent: What would a user who wants to do business with you search for on Google?

  • In link building, quality is more important than quantity.

  • If you don’t get tons of traffic right away, don’t panic: Steady growth in organic search traffic is the best long-term strategy. [Read more…]

Originally posted on November 7, 2013 @ 2:57 am

Filed Under: Getting Started Tagged With: seo for your blog

Now You’re Ready To Create Your Blog

August 26, 2023 By Loren

Creating your own blog is as easy as pie, or as easy as taking candy from a baby. Come to think of it, though, with what the blogging platforms have to offer these days, it might even be easier to create a blog than to do those two things I mentioned! After reading through our introductory pages – from common blogging terms to blogrolls to blog templates – you are probably quite eager to get a start on it.

At this point, you should already know what kind of blog you are going to create. Whether it is a personal blog, a sports blog, a political blog – it does not matter. The important thing is that you know why you are creating a blog and what you are going to be writing about.

Now, what you have to decide on is the blogging platform that you are going to use. As we are using WordPress, you can expect me to suggest this blogging platform. There are many reasons for this, one of the main things being the fact that WordPress offers a host of features that make is very easy for new bloggers to create and maintain their blog.

The first thing that you have to do is to go to the WordPress home page. I am assuming that you do not have an account yet, so the next step is to click on the SIGN UP button. Trust me, you won’t miss it – as of this writing, it’s this big orange button on the right. You don’t need to pay for anything in order to create an account – just make sure you have a valid e-mail address.

As with most other accounts online, you need to designate a username and password that will be associated with your WordPress account. You will also be asked to read the terms and conditions – make sure you do, even if you don’t really feel like it. Here’s a very important thing: make sure that you choose the option “Gimme a blog!” That’s what you want to do, right?

On to the next step…you have to choose the domain of your blog. For free WordPress blogs, this is the usual pattern: http://name.wordpress.com/. You can choose what goes in place of “name,” but do realize that it has to be unique. If someone else has picked that name, then you will have to think of something else. You’ll also have to enter the title of your blog. This does not have to be the same as the domain name. Take note that the domain name, once chosen, cannot be changed; but you can always change the blog title anytime. Securing a good hosting plan for your wordpress blog is quite easy. There are many hosting companies supporting WordPress. At Webhostingsearch.com you can go through reviews of leading wordpress hosting companies that can help you find the best host you can utilize in creating a great site.  Once you’re done, you are READY TO BLOG!

This is the fun part – you will be redirected to your dashboard, which is the page where you can access practically everything in your blog. From here, you can choose the blog template that you want. You can also start writing your very first post. Now I won’t keep you – try it yourself and pretty soon, your blog will be up and running.

Originally posted on November 28, 2009 @ 4:50 am

Filed Under: Blogging, Getting Started Tagged With: Beginning, WordPress

What Is A Blog?

August 26, 2023 By Loren

You have probably heard of the word “blog” so much that you’re starting to wonder what it is all about. Indeed, blogs have been around for many years now, and it has quickly become a popular means of expressing one’s self and sharing information through the Internet. The popularity of blogs has exploded so much so that practically everyone has at least dabbled in blogging. For those of you who are new to this, let me help you out a little bit. Let’s start with this: what is a blog?

If you’re the kind who likes “official” definitions, here are a couple. Wikipedia defines a blog as:

A blog (a contraction of the term “web log”)[1] is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order.

Webopedia says:

Short for Web log, a blog is a Web page that serves as a publicly accessible personal journal for an individual. Typically updated daily, blogs often reflect the personality of the author.

I chose these two definitions (out of the countless definitions you can find out there) because of key points. One, a blog is simply a web site. It does have differences from the “regular” web site that you see, but the essence is the same. Two, a blog is authored by an individual – most of the time that is. There are blogs which are authored by several people. Bottom line is that there are distinct authors behind a blog. Three, a blog is commonly perceived as a journal which is shared with the world. While blogs have evolved much over the years to serve purposes other than “diaries,” the characteristic of being an open book to share thoughts and ideas remains the same. Four, a blog is updated regularly – not necessarily daily, but often enough – to provide fresh content. Five, the content, or entries, are usually presented chronologically, with the most recent one being first.

So basically, a blog is a web site that offers new content frequently. This content may focus on a narrow topic or be about a broad range of subjects, depending on what the blogger (that’s the person one who writes for the blog) has in mind for the blog. There are blogs which have a tight focus regarding its subject. Some blogs may have broad topics such as art and music while other have more specific topics such as the life and work of a specific artist. Examples of these blogs are Celebrific, Brewed Coffee, Forever Geek, and Yurto. There also a lot of blogs out there which do not focus on a single subject, more often than not, they are referred to as “personal blogs,” and they are actually the blogs which conform more to the diary-type label. Personal blogs can be about anything and everything under the sun – it totally depends on the blogger.

So now you know the general idea behind a blog. Is that all there is to blogging? Definitely not! For more in depth information, check out the other pages I have prepared to give you specific details on blogs and blogging.

The Eatonweb blog directory is one of the oldest directories on the web and another place where your blog needs to be listed!

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